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Tilak, Mr. [Bal Gangadhar]

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1865-1920) was a Maharashtrian Chitpavan Brahmin who became the leader of the Extremist faction of the Indian National Congress. He was also a journalist, and wrote extensively in both Marathi and English.


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